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aroundlsu · January 28, 2008, 04:44 PM

They are louder than a similarly suppressed 9mm simply because the hole is bigger which means more gas coming out the end. A .22 moves fast but is very quiet because it's a very small hole.

I'm speaking from experience. I own a USP CT .45 and a suppressor.

January 28, 2008, 04:44 PM	#3
aroundlsu Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 156	They are louder than a similarly suppressed 9mm simply because the hole is bigger which means more gas coming out the end. A .22 moves fast but is very quiet because it's a very small hole. I'm speaking from experience. I own a USP CT .45 and a suppressor.